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Fujita Health University Hospital's latest 'Robotic Smart Homes' concept is designed to help care for Japan's rapidly aging population. The innovative project aims to transform elderly people's houses into 'Smart' homes, allowing residents to live independently and actively while being assisting in a range of activities by robots. So far, the team has developed robots which help people walk, cook in the kitchen, and communicate with loved ones.
The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.
The motorcade carrying former US President Donald Trump arrives at a criminal court in New York ahead of a hearing to set a new date in his trial over payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. IMAGES
China's foreign minister Wang Yi says Beijing and Moscow have created a "new paradigm" for great power relations, as Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine enters its third year. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of people gather at Paris' Trocadero as French lawmakers are expected to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, a world first that has garnered overwhelming public support. IMAGES